Another Olympic champion to be beaten was Australia's Sally Pearson in the Women's 100m hurdles.

She finished fourth, in a race won by American Jasmin Stowers who set a personal best of 12.35 seconds.

Arguably the stand out performance of the night was from Cuba's Pablo Pichardo who reached 18.04m in the triple jump, the third longest ever in the event, as world champion Teddy Tamgho suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Tamgho had achieved a jump of 17.24m on his second attempt before pulling out with a probable season-ending injury on the third jump.

The Frenchman will undergo surgery in Qatar on Saturday morning, his manager Benjamin Soreau told AFP.

- 'I'm back, baby!' -

Meanwhile, Allyson Felix won in Doha for an 11th time after victory in the 200 metres.

The remarkable American, a four-times Olympic champion and eight-times world champion eased through the event in a meeting record time of 21.98.

The first race of the night was the men's 400m, won by 2005 world champion, Bershawn Jackson.

The 32-year-old American won in a time of 48.09 and shouted to the crowd: "I'm back, baby!"